<p class="title">A Brazilian woman at the centre of an alleged rape scandal involving star striker Neymar gave a statement on Friday to police investigating the sexual assault allegation that has gripped the soccer-mad country.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Najila Trindade Mendes de Souza has accused the football megastar of raping her in a Paris hotel in May, a charge which he denies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Trindade arrived at the Sao Paulo police station at midday, her face covered by a black jacket as she was escorted by officers through a media scrum outside.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She emerged after six hours of testimony, which the UOL website said was videotaped in a room with three female police officers present.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Trindade was carried out of the police station in her lawyer's arms and did not speak to journalists.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Her dramatic appearance came a day after Neymar went to a Rio de Janeiro police station -- sitting in a wheelchair after injuring his ankle in Wednesday's pre-Copa America friendly against Qatar.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He gave a statement in an investigation into his publication of intimate WhatsApp messages and photos of Trindade on social media without her consent.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Neymar told police that an assistant and a technician were responsible for sharing the messages and photos, TV Globo reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the latest twist in the drama dominating headlines and conversations in Brazil, previously unseen WhatsApp messages allegedly between the pair were broadcast Thursday by TV Globo and Record.</p>.<p class="bodytext">These exchanges -- dated May 16, a day after Trindade said she was raped -- featured a photo of Trindade's buttocks covered with bruises.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Neymar wrote: "For these marks, you are also guilty, ha ha ha, you asked for more." Trindade replied: "You are mad, I asked you to stop and you even apologized!"</p>.<p class="bodytext">In extracts of an interview with SBT TV network aired shortly before Wednesday's game, Trindade described suffering "aggression together with rape" at the hands of the player.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Neymar lasted 20 minutes in the game before spraining his right ankle that has sidelined him from the tournament and put his playing future with Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil in doubt.</p>.<p class="bodytext">More than 60 per cent of Brazilians believes Neymar is innocent, according to a poll of 2,071 Brazilians this week.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Only 14 per cent think he is guilty, Parana Pesquisas said Friday. </p>
<p class="title">A Brazilian woman at the centre of an alleged rape scandal involving star striker Neymar gave a statement on Friday to police investigating the sexual assault allegation that has gripped the soccer-mad country.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Najila Trindade Mendes de Souza has accused the football megastar of raping her in a Paris hotel in May, a charge which he denies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Trindade arrived at the Sao Paulo police station at midday, her face covered by a black jacket as she was escorted by officers through a media scrum outside.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She emerged after six hours of testimony, which the UOL website said was videotaped in a room with three female police officers present.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Trindade was carried out of the police station in her lawyer's arms and did not speak to journalists.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Her dramatic appearance came a day after Neymar went to a Rio de Janeiro police station -- sitting in a wheelchair after injuring his ankle in Wednesday's pre-Copa America friendly against Qatar.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He gave a statement in an investigation into his publication of intimate WhatsApp messages and photos of Trindade on social media without her consent.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Neymar told police that an assistant and a technician were responsible for sharing the messages and photos, TV Globo reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the latest twist in the drama dominating headlines and conversations in Brazil, previously unseen WhatsApp messages allegedly between the pair were broadcast Thursday by TV Globo and Record.</p>.<p class="bodytext">These exchanges -- dated May 16, a day after Trindade said she was raped -- featured a photo of Trindade's buttocks covered with bruises.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Neymar wrote: "For these marks, you are also guilty, ha ha ha, you asked for more." Trindade replied: "You are mad, I asked you to stop and you even apologized!"</p>.<p class="bodytext">In extracts of an interview with SBT TV network aired shortly before Wednesday's game, Trindade described suffering "aggression together with rape" at the hands of the player.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Neymar lasted 20 minutes in the game before spraining his right ankle that has sidelined him from the tournament and put his playing future with Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil in doubt.</p>.<p class="bodytext">More than 60 per cent of Brazilians believes Neymar is innocent, according to a poll of 2,071 Brazilians this week.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Only 14 per cent think he is guilty, Parana Pesquisas said Friday. </p>